Appalachian National Scenic Trail visitation by month and year
July is the busiest month at Appalachian, when the average temperature nearby is 74 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 32 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 698,149 against 298,380. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. The park recorded 6,215,118 recreation visits in 2025. A full 2019 count is not available, so no change figure is given.
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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation
Annual visits, 2025
The last ten years
| Year | Recreation visits | Change on prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,215,118 | |
| 2024 | month missing | |
| 2023 | month missing | |
| 2022 | month missing | |
| 2021 | month missing | |
| 2020 | month missing | |
| 2019 | month missing | |
| 2018 | month missing | |
| 2017 | month missing | |
| 2016 | month missing |
Visitation at other parks
Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, monthly recreation visits, as compiled for Publicopia Labs. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals are the 1991 to 2020 monthly averages published by NOAA NCEI for station USC00364896, 450 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.